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title: "The Tanner"
description: "Prionus coriarius — Insects & spiders. Prionus coriarius (sometimes referred to as \"the tanner\" or \"the sawyer\") is a species of longhorn beetle."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/the-tanner
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# The Tanner

> Prionus coriarius — Insects & spiders. Prionus coriarius (sometimes referred to as "the tanner" or "the sawyer") is a species of longhorn beetle.

- Scientific name: *Prionus coriarius*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 12722
- Wikidata: [Q899428](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q899428)
- iNaturalist taxon: [446693](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/446693)

## Names

- en: The Tanner
- de: Sägebock
- fr: Prione tanneur
- nl: Lederboktor
- pl: Dyląż garbarz

## Countries with the most observations

RU (2531), DE (1920), PL (1150), CZ (1032), AT (911), FR (788), UA (588), DK (414), IT (412), ES (408), PT (340), GB (208)

## Summary

Prionus coriarius (sometimes referred to as "the tanner" or "the sawyer") is a species of longhorn beetle.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prionus_coriarius

## Photo

![The Tanner](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/the-tanner/medium.jpg)

Photo: Harukano · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/384984410

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/the-tanner?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).